Art and Business in HS Senior Portraiture Can they Coexist? There are good photographers and good business people. However, it takes a real talent to marry the two and develop a thriving photography business. Now, throw in the wild card…the fickle high school senior. Ouch! Over the years, I have seen a number of people…
Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Smith talks all about portraits with Tamara Lackey in her latest episode of reDefine. Brian goes into the creation of his book, Art & Soul, with portraits of celebrities and their written words about the importance of arts education. Originally from Iowa, he talks about how he went from working for…
This tip comes from our great friend Dave Cross. He’s nothing short of a Photoshop Guru. I thought I knew a lot about Photoshop, then I started watching what he does. We all have those situations where we need to use content-aware fill (introduced in CS5) but the fill keeps pulling color/selection from a person,…
The more a photographer takes control over the situation, the higher chance of executing a masterpiece. Don’t leave your vision to luck. Secret Confessions of a Wedding Photographer Part 1: Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a world class wedding photographer? Scott Robert Lim gives away his secrets that has turned him into…
We all know that holiday deadlines are coming fast for album companies. We also know that whenever there is a deadline, brides are going to wait until the very last minute to finalize their albums. It happens every year. From a business standpoint, the more albums you can clear off your list, the better. 2013…
There are some really cool freebies out there to be had. What’s more fun than entering a drawing and winning free stuff. Not much really. I love free stuff. So much fun. Ice Light – From Fundy Software This is one of the coolest portable lights I’ve used on location. It’s light, it’s portable, it…
Our latest featured photographer is not only a Fundy Software friend (and local Portlander to boot) but he’s a rock star photographer. Known for some dynamic lighting, Craig Mitchelldyer is also one of the hardest-working commercial, sports and wedding photographers out there. His work has been featured in a variety of publications including The New…
Leave it to Ikea to give photographers cheap options to hang backdrops in their studios. On a recent trip to Ikea I was looking for a cheap way to both hang my backdrops and give me the ability to slide backdrops in and out for quick changes during shoots. Ikea gave me just that with…
Chicago wedding photographer Jai Girard is booked as much as two years in advance and we can see why! Our latest featured photographer is always innovating, so her images not only chronicle an event but capture a long-lasting memory. With stunning play of light in her black & whites set against a city landscape, Jai…
One thing that our marketing director, Timothy Uhl, always reminds me of, is to keep having fun whenever we’re doing something. So, we were out doing our Ice Light review with a bride and groom model and Tim recommended doing some light painting with Ice Lights. So we set the camera to a 14 second…